An experimental investigation of the thermohaline, diffusive interface between convecting layers, with heat fluxes more similar to natural fluxes than in previous studies, shows that the formula suggested by Huppert (1971) for the dependence of heat flux on interface stability cannot be extrapolated to stability numbers higher than seven and...
The problem of downward continuation of potential fields is
being considered. The basic approach involves computation in real
space using a power series expansion. The computation of the derivatives
required for evaluating the series is carried out on the basis of
two approximation methods, viz. (1) polynomial method, and
(2)...
The stability of fluids in porous media subject to
various physical and geometrical conditions is studied
here. Criteria for the onset of convective motions are
given in terms of critical temperature gradients or heat
sources. The general method used involves the linearization
of the field equations about the hydrostatic solutions...
This thesis involves the interpretation of gravity and other
potential field anomalies caused by layers of varying thickness. The
partial differential equations of potential field theory are reviewed for
gravitational and magnetic force fields. A similar review is carried
out for steady-state heat transport and diffusion processes. For the
gravitational...
Geothermal resources are characterized by a very low electrical
resistivity of the reservoir formations. The application of electrical
methods in the reconnaissance type exploration for such resources is
discussed. It is concluded that the magneto-telluric method is very
well suited for this purpose.
In 1971 and 1972 a reconnaissance type...
Two thermal convection problems of geophysical interest are
examined, theoretically. First, convection in the earth's mantle is
treated on the basis of a one-dimensional 'strip model'. This model
results from further simplification of the well known 'Rayleigh model'.
For homogeneous, Newtonian fluids, the strip model yields results
similar to those...
The perturbation method is applied to solve two numerical
problems in the earth sciences, viz., (l)the computation of deep sea
currents in the coastal region of the northeast Pacific and (2) the
interpretation of D.C. conduction data in exploration geophysics.
The perturbation method is largely equivalent to the method of...
The continuation of conductive temperature fields is being
considered. The continuation of a field involves the extrapolation of a
field known over a limited domain to an adjacent domain in such a way
that it satisfies the heat conduction differential equation and other
imposed constraints. Continuations forward in time and...